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"When we got down there we found a lot of glass. It really dampened our moods and there were a lot of children and dogs around.

"It's a safety issue. If a dog got that stuck in its foot it could be terrible. Some children were coming over with scooters and I had to tell them to leave."

Far from being a single broken bottle, there was glass strewn over almost every section of the skate park and Margaret Cooksey, Mole Valley district councillor for Dorking West, called it "absolutely mindless vandalism".

She added: "It's also dangerous where glass is concerned, what if someone was to fall on it?

Olivia Holland's son was disappointed not to be able to skate (Image: Olivia Holland)

"It really does make you cross. It can be dangerous for dogs as well. A lot of people let their dogs off their leads at that time in the morning and let them run off. You can't always keep up with them."

Mrs Holland said much of the glass was clear so someone could easily have started skating and fallen before realising how much there was.

Cllr Cooksey said there is no simple way to prevent incidents of vandalism.

She said: "Other than having CCTV all the time in the park, there's not much you can do and I don't think that could be supported as you can't watch what children are doing constantly.

The glass covering the main flat part of the skate park (Image: Olivia Holland)

"I do think CCTV has a part to play in stamping things like this out though. It's difficult to know what time it happened and I'm surprised nobody nearby heard anything but we do go through phases of having difficulties in the park.

"Police do increase their surveillance but they can't be there all the time."

Mole Valley District Council and Surrey Police were contacted for comment.